Secured Transactions World Bank/IFC Finance and Markets Global Practice Tailored Solutions and Instruments Alejandro Alvarez de la Campa February 2017
The World Bank Group IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IDA International Development Association IFC International Finance Corporation MIGA Multilateral Investment and Guarantee Agency Est. 1945 Est. 1960 Est. 1956 Est. 1988 Role To promote institutional, legal and regulatory reform To promote institutional, legal and regulatory reform To promote private sector development To reduce political investment risk Clients Governments of member countries with per capita income between $1,025 and $6,055. Governments of poorest countries with per capita income of less than $1,025 Private companies in member countries Foreign investors in member countries Products Technical assistance Loans Policy Advice Technical assistance Interest Free Loans Policy Advice Investment through Loan, Equity, and Quasi-Equity Resource Mobilization Advisory Services Political Risk Insurance Shared Mission: To Promote Economic Development and Reduce Poverty 2
FINANCE AND MARKETS GLOBAL PRACTICE JOINT IFC/IBRD 1 2 3 FINANCIAL STABILITY AND INTEGRITY Crisis management and bank restructuring Banking regulation and supervision Financial integrity (including StAR) Capital markets regulation and supervision FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ACCESS AND INCLUSION Credit infrastructure Payment and market infrastructures Responsible financial access, including Universal Financial Access 2020 SME finance LONG TERM FINANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT Disaster risk finance Infrastructure finance/ Housing finance Agriculture finance and insurance Pensions, insurance, and investment funds Credit Infrastructure Includes Credit Reporting Systems, Insolvency and Creditor rights, and the establishment of Credit Bureaus and Collateral & Secured Transactions Registries, aiming to increase the availability of credit to consumers and MSMEs as well as supporting informed lending decisions.
SME FINANCE GAP Figure 1. Formal and informal MSMEs sector- Total credit gap
PROJECT CYCLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (FSAP). Joint IMF-World Bank Financial Sector Diagnostic ROSC ON INSOLVENCY AND CREDITOR S RIGHTS NATIONAL FINANCIAL SECTOR STRATEGIES GLOBAL INDICATOR DATABASES: Global Findex, Doing Business, World Bank Enterprise Surveys, Finscope, etc.
PROJECT CYCLE ENGAGEMENT, PROJECT PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION (3-5 YEARS) LETTER OF REQUEST FROM GOVERNMENT TO THE WORLD BANK/IFC INTERNAL DISCUSSION: regional priorities, country presence, country programs, funding availability, existing and potential instruments CLEARENCE TO PROCEED: communication with client, identification mission, diagnostic, etc PROJECT PREPARATION: project concept note, internal approvals, securing budget, team composition, project approval PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: legal framework, stakeholder engagement, registry development, awareness raising, capacity and training, monitoring and supervision MONITORING AND EVALUATION: impact monitoring, follow up implementation issues
MAIN WORLD BANK GROUP INSTRUMENTS TO SUPPORT REFORMS Financial services Grants Credits Guarantees Risk Management Products New graphic: bicycle Clients spokes? Convening Services Standard Setting Bodies Thought Leadership Analytical Services and Advisory (IFC/F&M) Diagnostic Assessments Capacity Building Data 8
IMPLEMENTING SECURED TRANSACTIONS REFORMS THROUGH LENDING INSTRUMENTS Loan to Government to implement the reform Bank supervises but does not lead the reform process ADVATAGES Substantial amount that allow for a full fledge reform Loan can also finance hardware for the establishment of registry Loan can include triggers for disbursement (like enactment of the law) DISADVANTAGES World Bank does not control reform process Experts/consultants are hired directly by the Government Project design can change mid way through the implementation and component removed Can be one component of a complex project with competing priorities Lack of Government capacity to implement and limited role of World Bank Need to coordinate with other ministries who are not the recipient of the loan Not always completely demand driven Sustainability of the reform is not always clear Financial sector support not always there
IMPLEMENTING SECURED TRANSACTIONS REFORMS THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (IFC OR IBRD ADVISORY) IFC/IBRD control the funding and the design of the project ADVATAGES IFC/WB in control of the technical content of the reform IFC/WB provide the technical expertise in house or through consultants Stand-alone project with no competing priorities Usually strong government commitment since they contribute to project and always demand driven Financial sector buy-in and support usually stronger More targeted training and capacity to financial sector institutions Direct engagement with Government institutions responsible for reform and implementation DISADVANTAGES Funding more limited so may not be possible to do a full fledge reform Enactment of the law may become an obstacle affecting the implementation of the rest of the components Less political leverage and clout
CURRENT GLOBAL PORTFOLIO STCR 40+ PROJECTS AFRICA Burundi Cameroon Cote d Ivoire Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Nigeria Sierra Leone South Africa Zambia MENA Afghanistan Egypt Jordan Lebanon Morocco UAE West Bank & Gaza EAST ASIA & PACIFIC Cambodia China Lao PDR Mongolia Myanmar Philippines Vietnam Indonesia SOUTH ASIA Bangladesh India Nepal Sri Lanka ECA Azerbaijan Belarus Tajikistan Uzbekistan LAC Belize Chile Colombia Costa Rica Haiti Paraguay
INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS: HOW DOES THE WORLD BANK SUPPORT THEIR ADOPTION AND APPLICATION? UNCITRAL Registry Guide and Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions. Model Law. Receivables Convention UNIDROIT Cape Town Convention. Leasing 12
HOW DOES THE WORLD BANK GROUP SUPPORT THESE INSTRUMENTS DIRECT SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE INSTRUMENTS: participation in UNCITRAL Working Groups, UNIDROIT Protocol Meetings, etc USE SOME OF THE INSTRUMENTS AS MODELS AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARD PRINCIPLES: World Bank Principles on Insolvency and Creditor Rights, drafting of national laws DIRECT DISCUSSIONS WITH GOVERNMENT COUNTERPARTS ON THESE INSTRUMENTS: not only with Government counterparts but also with private sector, legal community, judiciary, etc. KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: publication of guides, papers, toolkits. Organization of seminars, conferences, workshops
LESSONS LEARNED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURED TRANSACTIONS REFORMS IN AFRICA POLITICAL INESTABILITY AND CONFLICT Conflict eruption (Yemen, Madagascar) Constant political change (Bangladesh, Jordan) Parliament is dysfunctional so no legal changes possible (Palestine, Haiti) LACK OF POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO THE REFORM Client may be interested but does not have enough political clout Certain stakeholders may be interested but no support from main key players (Parliament, Central bank, etc) BALANCE BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL EXPERTISE: OWNERSHIP OF REFORM Key to have international expertise combined with local experts (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh) The Government must take ownership of the reform (Lebanon) LEGAL AND/OR ENFORCEMENT ISSUES Enforcement is only through courts and court system is dysfunctional (Cambodia) Law that is enacted in parliament is not sufficiently solid for the system to work (Jordan, Rwanda) Central Bank rules on collateral eligibility restrict the use of movable assets (Rwanda, Colombia) RED TAPE AND EXCESSIVE COST Client pushes for a very formal system with too many formalities that make the system unattractive (notary involvement, cumbersome process, etc.). Peru, OHADA, Lebanon Excessive cost due to Stamp Duty or high registration fees (Guatemala, West Africa/OHADA) LACK OF SUPPORT FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND INDUSTRY Banks financial institutions do not see opportunities and are reluctant to use the system (Cambodia, Lao) Only NBFIs take the reform but major banks want to maintain the status quo
NIGERIA COLLATERAL REGISTRY PROJECT The Central Bank of Nigeria launched the collateral registry in May of 2016. In less than 6 months around USD 80 million in financing has been provided by banks using movable property as security. Around 2,800 loans have been registered in the registry. We expect that more than 40,000 SMEs will benefit from increased access in the next 3 years and the volume of financing generated as a result of the project will be more than USD 20 billion MALAWI COLLATERAL REGISTRY PROJECT Since the establishment of the collateral registry in 2015, more than 3,000 SMEs have received loans valued at around USD 40 million. The total volume of financing secured with movable property including individuals and all types of businesses is USD 126 million. LIBERIA COLLATERAL REGISTRY The Liberia Collateral Registry was officially launched on June 18, 2014. Despite the Ebola crisis, in the first year of operation, 30 lenders have registered as users and 33 loans were secured with movable assets and registered for a value of USD 226 million. SOME SUCCESS CASES IN AFRICA
Thank you! Alejandro Alvarez de la Campa Practice Manager Finance & Markets Global Practice World Bank Group aalvarez1@ifc.org